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Career development of agricultural graduates: A gender comparison
Author(s) -
Thomas John K.,
Cotten Jennifer F.,
Luedke Alvin J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(199109)7:5<503::aid-agr2720070508>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - agriculture , quarter (canadian coin) , human capital , sample (material) , demographic economics , agricultural education , agricultural economics , demography , business , labour economics , psychology , economics , socioeconomics , geography , economic growth , sociology , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography
The purpose of this study is to examine the employment mobility patterns of male and female agricultural graduates. A 30% random sample (n = 5,049) was selected among agricultural students who had attended 1862 southern land‐grant universities during 1977. A mail survey conducted with agricultural alumni in 1987 resulted in 2,049 respondents. Findings indicated that female graduates were less likely than male graduates to have entered agricultural jobs after completing college and to have received smaller salaries for comparable employment. Almost one‐quarter of the women became homemakers, employed part‐time, or unemployed, producing a net loss of agricultural human capital.